Shade and curtain support



May 18 1926. 1,585,0U8 G. E. ALPHIN 4 SHADE AND' CURTAIN SUPPORT Filedflocfi is, 1925 Patented May 18, 1926.

hairs s masses GILBERT E. ALPHIN, O15 MOUNT OLIVE, NORTH CAROLINA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

Application filed October 19, 1925. Serial No. 63,438.

My invention relates to improvements in fixtures adapted primarily for attachment to window frames for supporting shades, curtains and draperies, and the present application is a continuation in part of my pending United States application, Serial No. 30,352, filed May 14, 1925.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel device formed of two substantially duplicate sections having slidably connected drapery supporting members, and each bent from a single strip of metal.

Another object is to provide a construction in which a curtain rod may be effectively supported against 'endwise movement and in which the ends of the rod serve to secure the'edge portions of the drapery in the positions which they should properly occupy.

Yet another object is to provide a device which will be extremely simple and inexpensive and may be easily manufactured, yet one which will be very desirable and efficient.

A still further aim is to provide novel screw hooks for supporting the fixture, said hooks each having a laterally projecting handle portion by means of which it may be rotated in a crank-like manner, to thread it into the window frame or other support.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a top plan View partly broken away and in section showing a fixture constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. '1.

Figure 4 is a detail perspective View illustrating the preferred manner of slidably connecting the two sections of the fixture. In the drawing above briefly described which illustrates the preferred form of construction, the numerals 1 designate two substantially duplicate sections of the window fixture, each of these sections being formed from a single strip of metal. This strip is bent to provide it with a curved intermediate portion 2 for engagement with a supporting hook 3, by means of which it is secured in position against a suitable part of a door or window frame. At the inner and outer ends of the intermedlate or at taching portion 2, the metal strip is bent horizontally to provide an inner arm 4 and an outer arm 5, the two arms being disposed in spaced parallel relation and the arm 5 being of greater length than the arm 1. At the outer end of the arm 5, the strip is bent laterally to provide a drapery supporting member 6, and this member of one of the sections 1, is slidably connected with the corresponding member of the other section. This sliding connection is preferably established by cutting and bending the free ends of the members 6, so as to form guides 7 the guide of each member 6 receiving the overlapping member. Thus, these members are adjustably connected in a manner to form an extensible and retractible drapery supporting bar. The arms 4 terminate in spaced relation with the outer ends of this bar and are formed with suitably shaped openings 9 to receive the usual pintles of a shade roller 10, said arms being also formed with openings 11 to receive the ends of an adjustable curtain rod 12, and by reference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the ends of this rod are in abut-ting relation with the arms 5, so that no appreciable amount of endwise movement on the part of said rod, can take place. Thus, there is no danger of the rod becoming accidentally disengaged from the fixture.

The bar formed by the slidably connected members 6 is intended to support a drapery or draperies, while the rod 12 supports curtain, such as a lace curtain, and it will be seen that the edge portions of the drapery or draperies, may be passed around upon the arms 5. Then, the curtain rod 12 may be extended so that its ends will engage these edge portions of the drapery or draperies, so that said rod serves to hold said edge portions in the positions which they should properly occupy, preventing them from slipping back upon the main drapery supporting bar 6-6.

Each of the attaching hooks 3, comprises a vertical intermediate portion 13, a horizontally directed, screw threaded portion 14 at the lower end of said portion 13, and a horizontal handle portion 15 at the upper end of said portion 13, the portions 1st and 15 projecting in opposite directions. By starting the screw 14 into the woodwork and using the handle portion 15 see crank. the screw may be quickly and easilydriven, without the use of any tool, and it will be understood that the two hooks may be disposed any desired distance apart, due to the fact that the fixture is extensible and retractihle and may be easily engaged with them.

As excellent results are obtainal'ile from the details disclosed they are preferably followed However within the scope of the invention as claimed, variations may he made.

I claim A \ilDdOW fixture formed of metal stripping and comprising a pair of attaching portions spaced apart horizontally, inner rel atively short shade supporting arms projecting laterally from said attaching portions and having openings through which the ends of a curtain rod may project, outer relatively long arms projecting laterally from said attaching portions in horizontally spaced relation with said inner arms, and a drapcr supporting bar extending between and supported by the outer ends of said relatively long arms, the ends of the curtain pole being movable into abutting relation with said relatively long arms for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto alfixed my signature.

GILBERT ALPl-HN. 

